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How to pronounce Mung Bean 녹두

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⚡ Quick answer: Mung Bean (녹두) is pronounced "NOK-doo", romanized nokdu. Meaning: Ground nokdu is one of Korea's oldest cleansing traditions.

How do you pronounce Mung Bean? Here's the Korean — Hangul, romanization and an easy English respelling.

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Hangul: 녹두
Romanization: nokdu
Say it like: NOK-doo

What Mung Bean means

Ground nokdu is one of Korea's oldest cleansing traditions.

Mung Bean is a K-beauty ingredient — learning its Korean name and pronunciation is a small step into the Korean language behind K-beauty.

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✍️ Written & reviewed by the KoreaPlus Editorial team — dermatologist-informed, cosmetic-science researched & source-cited. Last reviewed: 2026-08-23.

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